Roy Roberts vs. Brad Thomas — Career Comparison

Roy Roberts
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Thomas
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Roberts built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Roberts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.8 and 1.769 for Brad Thomas. By the career numbers, Roy Roberts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Roberts and Brad Thomas

Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.42
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.88
72.88
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.63
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.66
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.8
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2183
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727.2
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9.21
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
10.99
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.17
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.59
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.89
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.56
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3101
38.35
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
41.8
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
5.75
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.97
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.71
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.95
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.52
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
31.92
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
35.22
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8

Fielding Stats for Roy Roberts and Brad Thomas

Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.54
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.23
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.05
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2092
27
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697.1
9
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.4
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.03
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
2.76
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.798
1.798
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.07
68.07
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Roberts and Brad Thomas

Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
240.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
72
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
600
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
548.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
88.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.9
26.73
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
123.08
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.15
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
92.31
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
28.38
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.23
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.85
Brad Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
156
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.69
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.92
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.92
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Roy Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brad Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA